National Republican., 1887-11-14
Asia and America.

Asia and Americas.
Asia, the antique cradle Of the human
race, OF past greatcess, and OF Oriental
splendor, where In her immense are &
nourished In the remote ages several civlli
cations among her different nations, is to-
day behind old Europe aud young America
in modern civilization. The various peoples
of Asia have each, In harmony with their
caste, religion, form Of government, ant
climate, civilization Of their own, which
suits them perfectly, and we western peoples,
before depreclating the civilizations Of the
Ohentals, ought to study them better, and
then find third civilization to serve as
parallel between theirs and ours. 1t is true
that the Latin and Anglo.Saxon races can
teach many new, clever, and scientific things
TO the brown aud yellow races OF
Asiatics, as several centuries ago
two courageous Italians began the WORK.
The first was Marco Polo, of Venice, who
can fifty be styled the Christoforo Colombo
Of Asia, who taught to the Chinese EN-
peror Of the Min dynasty Of that epoch how
to conquer and annex to his vast empire
the three kanates Of Kasgar, Kuldja, aud
lily, whose populations are Mongols and
MoEammedans; the second was the learned
Catholic missionary, Don Matteo Ricci, OF
Maceratta, sent In special mission by the
pope TO the court Of Pekin, aud who has
been the pioneer teacher Of the science OF
the west in the far east, especially geometry
and astronomy; and there still exists on
the eastern walls Of the Tartar city In
Pekip, In the observatory, perfect globe
of bronze nodded by him (RiccD In the
Pekin foundry. The teachings and menu
ory Of these two brave Italians are held In
high veneration by the Chinese and Tar
we can learn many old, wise, ana
odd, but good, things from the
brown and yellow men OF Asia, and
above all from the Chinese, whose thrift,
politenees, acuteness, skill, patience, and
asslduity for labor are proverbial; in Asia,
Uctanica, and In America, the majority Of
Cinnamon work eighteen hours Of the
twenty-four, and all respect, love, and obey
their parents, and practice In the superla-
tive degree the traditional good maxim to
revere and venerate old age In men aud
women, be they relatives or strangers.
There is great deal of good in China, and
her literature is the compendium Of the
human wisdom and knowledge OF the re-
mote ages.
The strong aversion nourished by all Aslat-
les against all foreigners and foreign ideas is
not caused by the difference of race, color,
or religion, or customs, but Is the deplor-
able eresult of the shop keeping, intriguing,
plundering, and inhuman conduct Of Eng.
land toward Asia and her timid, placid, and
peaceful inhabitants since, the" times OF
Lord Give ard Warren Hastings, and con-
tinually down to the present day; conse.
quently the. Asiatics In unison proclaim
civilized England well worthy to carry the
palm for allcrimes, outrages, and barbarities
perpetrated In Asia against the harmless
,, and uncivilized Asiatics.
For the misdoings of Eugland In the far
east we all have to suffer, but there is
| America, which never unjustly fr.' a
shot against the Asiatics nor ever made
| any encroachment on their rights, nor
| grabbed an inch OF their soil, aud she,
| America, Is better fitted than England to
expand foreign ideas and foreign methods,
where they do not yet exist, and are needed
for theprogress and benefit OF mankind, and
more than anywhere else are needed In the
| Chinese empire, whose area is equal TO thai
Of the United States, with o septuple popu'
lation, possessor of immense wealth. Only
the government is poor In China, because
1t is not national.
| The present government of China is oi
foreign origin, Is Tartar and not Chinese
and by natural consequence does not enjoy
the entire confidence nor has the entir,
support OF the Chinese; hence the severa
| Iebelllons Of the Chanmaos (the long-hairet
| Chinamen) who are Chinese patriots, who
| protest against and do not want to subm
to shaving their heads and wearing th'
the pienzah (tail), which is Tartar and moi
Chinese custom; therefore when forced IL
do so they rebel against the government o.
the Tartars. No native Chinaman can affair
the high position OF a cabinet minister OF
vlceroy-only Tartars, ii Hung-Chang
the viceroy OF the province of Petchly,
who is true Chlnaman, born on the
shores OF the Yaag TIE Kiang river, who
with the sagacious Tong King Sing,
ls the more advanced Chinese OF the
| period, Is an exception to the rule, and
that is due to his renown acquired for hay
ing crushed the rebellion Of the Chanmaos
Talpings In central and that Of the Mienre
In northern China in the years 1s6l-'G2
with the powerful support OF yaloroul
and intelligent American general, by name
Of Frederick Ward, from Salem, Mass, who
died too soon for the good OF China and fol
the prestige of America, having been killed
in battle by bullet in the abdomen on the
sth day Of September, 1862, In front Of the
walls Of Tzi-Ri, near Ningpo, In the prov
ince of ChOkiang.
The success OF Gen. Ward In war is not
inferior to that of Burllngame In diplomacy,
and that is the general opinion Of the gov.